How Long to Read The Glory of the Empire

How Long Does it Take to Read The Glory of the Empire?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 18 minutes to read The Glory of the Empire by Jean D'Ormesson

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The Glory of the Empire is the rich and absorbing history of an extraordinary empire, at one point a rival to Rome. Rulers such as Basil the Great of Onessa, who founded the Empire but whose treacherous ways made him a byword for infamy, and the romantic Alexis the bastard, who dallied in the fleshpots of Egypt, studied Taoism and Buddhism, returned to save the Empire from civil war, and then retired “to learn to die,” come alive in The Glory of the Empire, along with generals, politicians, prophets, scoundrels, and others. Jean d’Ormesson also goes into the daily life of the Empire, its popular customs, and its contribution to the arts and the sciences, which, as he demonstrates, exercised an influence on the world as a whole, from the East to the West, and whose repercussions are still felt today. But it is all fiction, a thought experiment worthy of Jorge Luis Borges, and in the end The Glory of the Empire emerges as a great shimmering mirage, filling us with wonder even as it makes us wonder at the fugitive nature of power and the meaning of history itself.

How long is The Glory of the Empire?

The Glory of the Empire by Jean D'Ormesson is 433 pages long, and a total of 109,549 words.

This makes it 146% the length of the average book. It also has 134% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Glory of the Empire Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 58 minutes to read The Glory of the Empire aloud.

What Reading Level is The Glory of the Empire?

The Glory of the Empire is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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